Two months ago, 6-foot-4, 210-pound combo guard Allerik Freeman appeared to be closing in on a decision. At the beginning of March, the Charlotte (N.C.) Olympic standout announced that he had cut his list to two schools - Kansas and Villanova.

His recruitment was essentially closed to everyone else, and he was prepared to place all of his attention on the Jayhawks and Wildcats.

Then word trickled out that UCLA and Ohio State still had his interest, followed soon after by the emergence of Duke. By that time the Blue Devils made their way onto his list, Freeman decided to open his recruitment back up and begin considering other programs that might have some interest.